MatFinder - Revision history

Cholmondely: /* DevTools */ Updated link

2025-07-01T14:08:19Z

‎DevTools: Updated link

Phkb: Updating BB links

2024-02-29T02:08:03Z

Updating BB links

Cholmondely: Structure! More tweaks

2022-06-15T21:43:46Z

Structure! More tweaks

Cholmondely: Tweaks!

2022-06-15T21:23:51Z

Tweaks!

Cholmondely: Page Created

2022-06-15T21:06:04Z

Page Created

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A developer-tool to work out materials entries
[[Image:IconLib.png|100px|right]]

{{OXPNote|The author of this page knows ''nothing'' about this. This page is merely a cut-and-paste of what is on the BB}}

Updating OXPs can be time intensive and after taking a look in some older OXPs I've decided to write a WYSIWYG tool to speed up that process. It works directly "in the game" and materials settings can be applied easily. It is meant for OXPers and has no general use for playing Oolite.

The tool writes the settings to Latest.log in a way Oolites parser expects them, so simply copy this to your shipdata.plist.

''Written before v.1.1 came out''
Multiple weapons are already supported, positions and orientations of subentities is on the to-do list.
The idea for the next versions is to work out ways to handle
a) shader handling inclusive vs+fs shader, textures and uniforms,
b) give users a way to find and set positions and orientations of subentities,
c) find and set positions, colors, etc of flashers (this should be easy),
d) find and set positions and sizes of exhausts (this would need a custom shader),
e) find and set positions of weapon positions and aft_eject_position (this would need a custom shader).

''Description of v.1.1''
* Added note (by a_c) about shininess (gloss+specular)
* Choices left-aligned
* Handling for disallowed models via conditions
* Added Mode: '''Positions''':
Handling and logging for
aft_eject_position,
exhaust,
missile_launch_position,
scoop_position,
view_position_aft, view_position_forward, view_position_port, view_position_starboard,
weapon_position_aft, weapon_position_forward, weapon_position_port, weapon_position_starboard.
The Positions mode requires shader support to visualize them.
* '''Testmode''' for view_positions
* '''Search''' for entity

*Lib_MatFinder now has a feature to visualize exhaust and weapon positions.
*Unlike the old CCL_Matfinder no changes to scripts or shipdata declarations are necessary.
*The positions can be altered easily and can be written to [[Latest.log]]. User can cycle through already existing exhaust and weapon positions.
* It's possible to add a size (corresponding to exhaust scale for x and y) to visualize exhausts positions.
[[File:Lib MatFinder Pos01.png|320px]]
[[File:Lib MatFinder Pos02.png|320px]]
[[File:Lib MatFinder.png|600px]]

== Use ==
Once the OXP is added to Oolite, you will find a new '''Developer''' entry on the F4 page (you need Library.oxp running too) giving you access to the MatFinder modification

== Download ==
*[https://app.box.com/s/pwttg9nrqvvpqzya0wcpqpc4ly9bov1r Lib_MatFinder 1.1] (oxz, 39.7 KB)

== Links ==
:See [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=265566#p265566 here] for original description which is mangled above. (2 pages, 2018).
:[[Cabal Common MaterialsFinder]] - for the CCL precursor to Library (written between 2011-12). This will have formed the basis for Lib_MatFinder v.1.0

[[Category:Oolite utilities]] [[Category:Misc OXPs]]

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 == DevTools ==
-The companion OXP to this one (also written for Library.oxp). See the bottom of the [[Library OXP]] page and follow the links.
+The companion OXP to this one (also written for Library.oxp). See [[DevTools]]
 == Author ==

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 == Links ==
-:See [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=265566#p265566 here] for original description which is mangled above. (2 pages, 2018).
+:See [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=265566#p265566 here] for original description which is mangled above. (2 pages, 2018).
 :[[Cabal Common MaterialsFinder]] - for the CCL precursor to Library (written between 2011-12). This will have formed the basis for Lib_MatFinder v.1.0
 [[Category:Oolite utilities]] [[Category:Misc OXPs]]

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 [[Image:IconLib.png|100px|right]]
-{{OXPNote|The author of this page knows ''nothing'' about this. This page is merely a cut-and-paste of what is on the BB}}
+{{OXPNote|The author of this page knows ''nothing'' about any of this. This page is merely a cut-and-paste of what is on the BB}}
-The tool writes the settings to Latest.log in a way Oolites parser expects them, so simply copy this to your shipdata.plist.
+== Feeble attempt at an Overview ==
   ''Written before v.1.1 came out''
   Multiple weapons are already supported, positions and orientations of subentities is on the to-do list.
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 *Unlike the old CCL_Matfinder no changes to scripts or shipdata declarations are necessary.
 *The positions can be altered easily and can be written to [[Latest.log]]. User can cycle through already existing exhaust and weapon positions.
-* It's possible to add a size (corresponding to exhaust scale for x and y) to visualize exhausts positions.
+* It's possible to add a size (corresponding to exhaust scale for x and y) to visualize exhaust positions.
 [[File:Lib MatFinder Pos01.png|320px]]
 [[File:Lib MatFinder Pos02.png|320px]]

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 == Use ==
 Once the OXP is added to Oolite, you will find a new '''Developer''' entry on the F4 page (you need Library.oxp running too) giving you access to the MatFinder modification
 == Download ==